Mysterious mirror hanging high

Jing Yu was speechless, thinking to himself, "Oh no! It seems that the Yuanying Zen Lords in Futu Xianzhou can really continue to grow like leeks. Then Qiu Xuan Cave will have no shortage of food."

He originally thought that Qiu Xuandong's way of preying on Yuanying Zen Lords was definitely not a long-term solution. He estimated that if he ate a few more, he might be driven away by the three great earth-transforming gods and Buddhas.

He might be able to take advantage of the gap between Qiu Xuandong and the Buddha Lord Huashen to find an opportunity to escape.

But now I know that as long as Qiu Xuandong does not provoke the direct descendants of the three great Buddhist monks, those gods and Buddhas will probably not bother to pay attention to this madman Qiu Xuandong.

The head spoke weakly and with difficulty, "Fellow Daoist, I am seriously injured and on the verge of death... My storage bag was destroyed by the Xuanhuang Qi just now. I am now left with nothing. Do you have any healing elixirs?"

Jing Yu nodded, took out a [blood-colored crystal], cut it into about one-tenth of its size with the mysterious light, and sent it in front of the head with magic power.

The head swallowed the bloody fragments in one gulp. Its face flushed red, its spiritual pressure suddenly increased, and its breath became stable. It was obvious that its injuries had eased a little.

But the next moment, this Yuanying Zen practitioner, who only had his head left, suddenly had a look of resentment. He gathered a breath of blood and used a magical power similar to the Buddhist lion's roar, shouting:

"Fuck you, Great Buddha. I can see that it's not going to work, so don't even think about having an easy time!"

"Senior! Here is..."

boom--

A gray light of Dharma burst out from between Jing Yu's eyebrows, smashing the head in front of him and the Nascent Soul hidden inside into pieces.

"You damned bald donkey, you heartless thing..." Jing Yu cursed, "Luckily I set up a soundproofing formation in advance, otherwise I would have fallen into your trap."

"These bald donkeys have a heart for Taoism... no, a heart for Buddhism that is covered with dust. How can they possibly be a high-level monk? No wonder they are just ordinary people in a small temple and cannot enter the main hall of the three major Buddhist schools."

Jing Yu stared at the corpse in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and muttered, "Since we can't escape in a short time, we should make preparations early..."

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Heaven, Wenrennuo Cave

Wen Rennuo, dressed in a luxurious robe, was lying on a tiger-skin recliner, leisurely eating a string of Bodhi. A few months ago, he was appointed to the [Qian Gang Wei], and when he first entered the foundation-building stage, he was an official of the seventh rank.

In addition, Wen Rennuo himself was highly favored by the emperor, and was unexpectedly granted by Xiao Guanying the responsibility of being in charge of the ceremonial guards of the Emperor of Heaven. He could accompany the Emperor of Heaven in all large-scale festivals and ceremonial activities in the Heavenly Court, and could almost be regarded as the most trusted confidant of the Emperor of Heaven.

So there was an endless stream of visitors, and all kinds of valuable gifts were piled into Wen Rennuo's cave as if they were free of charge.

If it weren't for the strict prohibition of Heavenly Court on officials accepting bribes of spiritual resources, officials at all levels would have been able to send them secretly, and the treasures and spiritual resources that Wen Rennuo received would be hundreds or thousands of times greater than what he has now!

Just as he was enjoying this rare leisure moment, a gray light flew out from his dantian, and it was actually the magic mirror.

The next moment, two Yuanying Zhenjuns walked out of the magic mirror, one in a gray robe and the other in a bright yellow robe. They were Jing Yu's two star-like phantom bodies - [Ku Du Body] and [Chan Xuan Body].

Upon seeing this, Wen Rennuo quickly rolled down from the tiger-skin recliner, lying at the feet of the two phantoms, and said with a flattering smile:

"It's Master! Why did you come out?"

One of the clones said, "Arnold, this clone of the master has more important things to do and cannot stay in the Xuanxuan Treasure Mirror for the time being."

"I'll leave this mirror to you. You can continue to use it to switch fates, lie dormant here, and gather intelligence."

Jing Yu said calmly that although he was not here, he was causally connected with Wen Rennuo, and he could completely rely on the causal line to remotely cast the magical power of [Xuanjun Blessing] on Wen Rennuo and even many [Acquired Dao Bodies] in the Heavenly Court.

Jing Yu thought to himself, "Originally, these two clones weren't that precious. Even if they were destroyed, it would only take a few years to refine them again and then split off a little soul to control them... But now that my original body is trapped, if anything happens to these two clones..."

"Then I will completely lose contact with the outside world and inevitably become passive."

"Master, are you leaving?"

Wen Rennuo had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but Jing Yu did not give him much time to react. [Ku Du Shen] put his hand on the shoulder of [Chan Xuan Shen], and the two clones immediately restrained their breath, broke through the void, and left the place silently.

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East China Sea, Fugui Island, Fugui Mountain

Dozens of newly initiated Qigong disciples were sitting in a training ground on the mountainside, quietly listening to the sermon.

The one who preached to these Qigong disciples was a middle-aged scholar, Ye Jinyuan.

"Uncle-master, a few years ago, I found a book on the escape technique called the Lotus Step in the library. After years of diligent practice, I feel I have made considerable progress. Unfortunately, although I have mastered it, I have yet to comprehend the highest realm of this escape technique—the Lotus Step."

"Please give me some advice, uncle."

Ye Jinyuan twirled his beard and smiled, "What a coincidence! This [Lotus Step] was also my main escape technique during my Qi training period. I can analyze it for you..."

He was just about to teach this disciple the key to escaping when an inopportune voice suddenly rang out:

"The highest level of the Lotus Step [Lotus Blooms with Every Step] is just a concept. No one has ever reached this level."

The disciples looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man with a long sword on his back and a calm expression.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!" All the Qi training disciples were shocked and stood up and bowed.

The young man carrying a sword in front of him is named [Bai Jian]. He is the true disciple of the Xuanjing Immortal Sect in the foundation building stage. He has now reached the late stage of foundation building.

"It turns out that Junior Brother Bai is here." Ye Jinyuan greeted Bai Jian and said with a smile.

Bai Jian nodded lightly and whispered, "Uncle Master Ye."

Bai Jian and Ye Jinyuan actually entered the sect at the same time, so they should be of the same generation. However, later on, Ye Jinyuan became Jing Yu's disciple and became the direct disciple of the master, so his generation status suddenly went up. Even though Bai Jian's cultivation was far stronger than Ye Jinyuan's at this time, and he had not yet reached the Golden Core stage, he still had to call him "Uncle Master".

At this moment, the sword-carrying young man thought to himself, "Ye Jinyuan has been building his foundation for nearly fifty years now, right? And yet he's still lingering in the early stages of foundation building... He hasn't even reached the bottleneck of the early stages of foundation building. His cultivation speed is truly incredibly slow. I wonder why the sect master was so impressed with him!"

"I entered the sect at the same time as this person. Not only did I build my Immortal Foundation nearly thirty years earlier, but I have also made even more progress over the past few decades. Now, I have broken through to the late stage of Foundation Building..."

"If I had been the disciple accepted by the Grandmaster... I'd probably have already started preparing for the Core Formation!"

Bai Jian pondered in his heart, then turned to the Qi training disciple and said:

"Lotus Steps is ultimately just a Qi training technique. Even if you've mastered it to the highest level, what good is it? Its speed isn't even half that of an ordinary foundation-building technique. Don't waste your time on such a low-level technique. Once you've established your immortal foundation, there will be plenty of advanced techniques waiting for you to learn!"